Tag: Election 2016

Donald Trump fears that Monday's debate will be unfair. He assumed that the moderator, Lester Holt, was a Democrat. Trump was wrong about that. Holt has long been a registered Republican. Trump is right, however, when he says the debate will be unjust. The[..]

I cancelled my PayPal account after the GOP convention, after I learned that Peter Thiel was supporting Donald Trump. When a PayPal rep asked why I was cancelling my long-standing account I told them exactly why. "I understand," the poor rep replied. Now it seems[..]

This election season has a lot of us running around putting out fires. Between Hillary Clinton's propensity for dodging the truth and Donald Trump's inability to bridle his tongue, and the media's lack of professionalism, is it any wonder all of us are having[..]

Hillary Clinton is not a baby killer. But I am. I am. I took the life of my child. It was not a decision I made callously or flippantly. Not the murdering part, I mean. The decision to get pregnant in the first place was[..]

So while all y'all were glued to the television, watching Trump implode by 1) Refusing yet again to release his financials because he really doesn't want you to know how deep is his involvement with Putin 2) Committing treason by daring Russians to find him[..]

I was packing up my bags when the phone call came. It was somewhere around 7 a.m. but I'd been up an hour already. "Karen, looks like there might be a Jubilee going on." "Oh, wow!" I said. "Really?" "I'm headed out to the[..]

Pulling her close, he whispered, "I've waited a long time for this." Despite the closeness of their hips, she could not yet feel his manhood. They were going to have to wait a while longer. That pill he took earlier was not yet working. A[..]

She was standing under the trees at the Southeast gate just off Alexander Hamilton Street. The button picture of her son stood in stark contrast to the all white dress and wrap she was wearing. Her hair was perfectly coiffed. Her make-up was fresh[..]

My daughter sent me a text last night of my grandson. He was sitting in his rocker with his bare feet in a pan, his pants cuff rolled up, grinning from ear-to-ear. His momma had just washed his feet. A retelling of the Scripture story.[..]

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Karen Spears Zacharias

Karen grew up in a military family. Her father was killed in action in 1966. That early experience led Karen into a career as a journalist. She studied at Berry College, Oregon State University and Eastern Oregon University.
Karen has worked at newspapers around the country. Her commentary has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, CNN, National Public Radio and The Huffington Post.
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